六つ子

むつご むっつこ

sextuplets

六つ時

むつどき

(approx.) 6 o'clock (am or pm)

暮れ六つ

くれむつ くれむっつ

Edo-period term for a time of day, roughly 6 pm

六つ切り

むつぎり

dividing something into six pieces, something divided into six pieces

明け六つ

あけむつ あけむっつ

the sixth hour of the morning

六

リュー ろく む むう むっつ

six

六百六号

ろっぴゃくろくごう ろくひゃくろくごう

# 606, salvarsan

六十六部

ろくじゅうろくぶ

Buddhist pilgrim (carrying 66 copies of the Lotus Sutra to be left at sites across Japan)

六十の三つ子

ろくじゅうのみつご

an old man is twice a child

六百

ろっぴゃく

six hundred

六合

りくごう ろくごう

the universe, the cosmos

六書

りくしょ りきしょ ろくしょ

the six classes of (kanji) characters

六腑

ろっぷ

the six internal organs (large intestine, small intestine, gallbladder, stomach, san jiao, urinary bladder)

双六

すごろく すぐろく

sugoroku, traditional Japanese board game played with dice

六朝

りくちょう ろくちょう

Six Dynasties (of China: Eastern Wu, Eastern Jin, Song, Qi, Liang, Chen)

六味

ろくみ

six flavors (bitter, sour, sweet, salty, spicy, light); six palates; six tastes

六角

ろっかく

hexagon

一六

(rolling) a 1 and a 6 (with two dice)

六境

ろっきょう

six senses